Postgame: Marlins Drop Series Finale Against Braves 7-5

[MiamiHomer]

Discuss.

[Beef]

Tensies?

[jonathan2323]

horrible

[Beef]

Tommy: Pinto is better against righties than lefties
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Tommy: Pinto should not walk McCann because he has to face the lefty, you want that lefty-lefty matchup there

Oh

[Swifty]

Hey, alright.

[MiamiHomer]

ATLANTA -- The Marlins reached 11 hits, and had the benefit of two unearned runs, but they still lost ground in the standings.

Brian McCann tied a career high with five RBIs, including a tie-breaking two-run single in the eighth inning, to rally the Braves to a 7-5 win over the Marlins on Sunday afternoon in front of 30,478 at Turner Field.

The loss dropped the Marlins into third place in the National League East, one game behind the Braves and 7 1/2 in back of the Phillies with 38 games remaining.

Matt Diaz added four hits and he was a home run shy of the cycle. After taking the first game of the series on Friday night, the Marlins dropped the next two, finishing up a 2-4 road trip.

A day after having his career-high 16-game hitting streak snapped, Hanley Ramirez went 3-for-4, raising his NL-leading batting average to .361. But Jorge Cantu had his 11-game hit streak snapped on a hard-luck afternoon.

A pivotal play came in the eighth inning, after Ramirez led off with a bunt single, Cantu ripped a hard liner right at shortstop Yunel Escobar, who doubled up Ramirez at first with the score even at 5.

It was a struggle for right-hander Ricky Nolasco over 4 1/3 innings. The right-hander scattered nine hits, walked three, struck out four and threw 95 pitches.

Atlanta's Derek Lowe gave up five runs, with three earned, in five innings.

Nolasco started off the road trip with a complete-game, three-hit, 6-2 win at Houston last Tuesday. In the remaining five games of the trip, four times a Florida starter was unable to pitch at least five full innings.

The Braves snapped the tie in the eighth. Kiko Calero, who gave up a run in the seventh, walked Omar Infante to begin the inning. Renyel Pinto replaced Calero and walked Kelly Johnson. Chipper Jones' grounder advanced both runners into scoring position. With the infield in, McCann smacked a two-run single to right.

Florida 'pen unable to hold down Atlanta

[Ramp]

season dunzo?

[nny]

season dunzo?

I still think SFG and COL are playing over their head (as are we), leaving ATL to still be the favorite. Not hard to catch one team, especially one we play so often, if the ball falls our way.

[m26555]

I still think SFG and COL are playing over their head (as are we), leaving ATL to still be the favorite. Not hard to catch one team, especially one we play so often, if the ball falls our way.

I'm not crazy about San Francisco and Colorado either, but I think it's a little too late in the season to say they're playing over their heads (same goes for us). When a team is in contention in late August, they're for real.

[nny]

1 season is still a rather small sample size all thigns considered.

[FishFanInPA]

This homestand has to be without a loss. The Mets and Padres are beatable so let's just do that.

[Beef]

1 season is still a rather small sample size all thigns considered.

Then with the way most teams go through changes each year there is no such thing as a good sample size for team performance, only individual performance

[Fish and Chips]

2-5 since nick johnson's injury, get well soon NJ

[nny]

Then with the way most teams go through changes each year there is no such thing as a good sample size for team performance, only individual performance

I agree

[Beef]

I hoped you would!